Traffic Stop Results In Charges

Clinton Police News

March 22, 1996

A Shelton man was arrested along I-95 west Thursday morning after officers pulled him over for speeding and found an illegal weapon, state police said.

Trooper Jeff Rhoades pulled over Kenneth A. Mako, 49, of 107 East Village, between exits 64 and 63 in Clinton after clocking him going 75 mph, police said. After giving Mako a field sobriety test, Rhoades charged him with speeding and driving while impaired, police said.

During a search, Rhoades said, he found a loaded revolver in Mako's coat pocket. Mako also was charged with having a weapon in a motor vehicle and possession of a firearm without a permit. Mako was released on $1,000 bail with a court date of April 2 in Middletown.